Switzerland · Financial institution
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise (BCV) is the cantonal bank of the Canton of Vaud. It is a corporation organised under public law, with its head office in Lausanne. The Vaud Cantonal Parliament founded it on 19 December 1845. The Canton of Vaud holds 66.95% of its share capital, and its shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. It provides retail, private and corporate banking, asset management and trading services. It is the parent company of the BCV Group, which includes the private bank Piguet Galland & Cie SA. It acquired and merged with Banque Vaudoise de Crédit and Crédit Foncier Vaudois between 1993 and 1995.
Licences and registrations
Matched by LEI on the 22 tracked registers
None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers.
- The tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- BCVLCH2LXXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Connected to SwiftThis BIC is registered as a live address on the Swift network. The institution sends and receives Swift messages under BCVLCH2L directly.
- Swift GPI
- Live member
- Payment schemes and systems
- SCT · SIC · SIC IP · euroSIC
- Branch codes
- None: head-office BIC only
- BIC first registered
- 1977-06-20
- Last updated
- 2021-10-02
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Ownership
State-owned
Ticker BCVN
Institution type
Universal bank
Trades as BCV
- Ownership
- The Canton of Vaud holds 66.95% of the share capital, and the remaining 33.05% is a free float held by private and institutional investors.
- Direct parent
- Canton of Vaud (État de Vaud), Switzerland 66.95%
- Major shareholder
- Canton of Vaud 66.95% · 30 Jun 2026
- Stock listing
- SIX Swiss Exchange BCVN
- Head office
- Place St-François 14, 1003 Lausanne, Switzerland
- Company register
- CHE-116.320.238 (UID), Registre du commerce du canton de Vaud
Business lines
According to its investor-relations pages, its core businesses are retail, private and corporate banking and trading, alongside institutional asset management, commodity trade finance, structured products and a custodian bank activity.
Online
- Websites & references
- bcv.ch ↗
mobile.bcv.ch ↗ mobile mirror of bcv.ch hosting the same documents
Wikipedia ↗
Wikidata Q685533 ↗ - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · X ↗ · Facebook ↗ · Instagram ↗
Sources · 10 pages consulted
- bcv.ch
- bcv.ch/en/home/la-bcv/investor-relations/corporate-governance.html
- bcv.ch/en/home/la-bcv/investor-relations/overview.html
- bcv.ch/en/home/la-bcv/investor-relations/for-shareholders.html
- bcv.ch/content/dam/bcv/fichiers/la-bcv/relations-investisseurs/Who_We_Are.pdf
- bcv.ch/en/home/legal-information/general-information.html
- bcv.ch/fr/home/la-bcv/actualite-et-medias/actualites/2026/relations-investisseurs/denys-papeil-n
- bcv.ch/en/home/la-bcv/actualite-et-medias/actualites/2024/relations-investisseurs/anne-maillard-
- radiolac.ch/actualite/suisse/la-bcv-fait-progresser-son-benefice-net-au-premier-semestre/
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banque_Cantonale_Vaudoise
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
-
Pascal Kiener
CEO (Chief Executive Officer) since 1 May 2008
- Chair
- Eftychia Fischer Chair of the Board of Directors
- Chief financial officer
-
Thomas W. Paulsen
CFO, member of the Executive Board with responsibility for the Finance & Risks Division
- Executive
-
Bertrand Sager
CCO, member of the Executive Board with responsibility for the Credit Management Division
- Executive
- Anne Maillard Member of the Executive Board, head of the Retail Banking Division
Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Switzerland
- Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) Prudential supervisorAML supervisorConductResolution
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
-
Leadership
The Board of Directors appointed Denys Papeil head of the Services Division from 1 January 2027. Christian Meixenberger retires on 31 December 2026.
bcv.ch ↗ -
Leadership
The Annual Shareholders' Meeting on 8 May 2025 elected Sandra Hauser to the Board of Directors.
bcv.ch ↗ -
Leadership
The Board of Directors appointed Anne Maillard head of Retail Banking. She succeeded José F. Sierdo, who retired on 30 June 2025.
bcv.ch ↗
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, incidents, leadership changes, mergers and licence changes. Each links to its source.
Identifiers
Head-office record
- BIC
- BCVLCH2LXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- BCVLBank
- CHCountry · Switzerland
- 2LLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- K1MOBB3OPSBBQO554R76
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- How the LEI was matched
- BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
- National bank code
- IID (BC-Nummer) 767 + 53 more
Profile
- Type
- Financial institutionClassified as a financial institution in Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, with no licence on a tracked register. This includes banks that neither the ECB nor the FSB lists, as well as brokers, fund managers, insurers and market infrastructure.
- Regulation
- Not on a tracked registerNo licence or registration was found for this entity on the registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
- Register licences
- None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registersThe tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
- Country · region
- Switzerland · Europe & Central Asia
- Trading venues (MIC)
- No MIC registered under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
- OFAC sanctions
- No listing cites this BIC
- EU sanctions
- No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- Country sanctions
- No country programme
- Founded
- 1845
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
No licence or registration was found for this entity on the 22 registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
The Banque Cantonale Vaudoise group has 2 institutions in the directory, in 1 country: all hold a BIC.
Including Piguet Galland and Cie SA.
See the Banque Cantonale Vaudoise group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- PLACE ST-FRANCOIS 14 LAUSANNE 1001 300 SWITZERLAND
- Operational address
- PLACE SAINT FRANCOIS 14 LAUSANNE 1001 LAUSANNE SWITZERLAND
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- Identified by
- BIC, with its LEI
- Roles in CBPR+
- Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents
CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>BCVLCH2LXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>K1MOBB3OPSBBQO554R76</LEI>
</FinInstnId>Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>BCVLCH2LXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>K1MOBB3OPSBBQO554R76</LEI>
<Nm>BANQUE CANTONALE VAUDOISE</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>LAUSANNE</TwnNm>
<Ctry>CH</Ctry>
<AdrLine>PLACE ST-FRANCOIS 14 LAUSANNE 1001 300</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>10 national bank codes route to this BIC. The blocks add none, because the right one depends on the account.
The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.
Payment schemes and systems
EPC registers of 2026-09-11 · ECB T2 list of 2026-07-02 · ECB TIPS list of 2026-09-01 · SIX Bank Master valid on 2026-09-28
| Scheme or system | Since | Registered with | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEPA Credit TransferISO 20022 messages | 2008-10-06 | Head office | — |
| Swiss Interbank Clearing (SIC), Swiss franc real-time gross settlementISO 20022 messages | — | Head office | — |
| SIC instant payments (Swiss franc)ISO 20022 messages | — | Head office | — |
| euroSIC (euro real-time gross settlement in Switzerland) | — | Head office | — |
SEPA dates are when the institution became ready for the scheme. SIX Bank Master entries have no joining date.
An institution missing from T2 may still be reachable through an indirect participant.
“ISO 20022 messages” marks a scheme or system whose rulebook or operator specifies ISO 20022 for messages between participants.
National bank codes
IID (BC-Nummer) · Switzerland
Showing 10 of 54 codes file of 2026-09-28 · ISO 20022 clearing system code CHBCC
| Code | Routes to BIC | Name in the national file | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 767 | BCVLCH2LXXX | Banque Cantonale Vaudoise | Lausanne |
| 76711 | BCVLCH2LXXX | Banque Cantonale Vaudoise | Lausanne |
| 76712 | BCVLCH2LXXX | Banque Cantonale Vaudoise | Aigle |
| 76713 | BCVLCH2LXXX | Banque Cantonale Vaudoise | Aubonne |
| 76714 | BCVLCH2LXXX | Banque Cantonale Vaudoise | Avenches |
| 76715 | BCVLCH2LXXX | Banque Cantonale Vaudoise | Bex |
| 76716 | BCVLCH2LXXX | Banque Cantonale Vaudoise | Château-d'Oex |
| 76717 | BCVLCH2LXXX | Banque Cantonale Vaudoise | Cossonay-Ville |
| 76718 | BCVLCH2LXXX | Banque Cantonale Vaudoise | Cully |
| 76719 | BCVLCH2LXXX | Banque Cantonale Vaudoise | Echallens |
Each code shows the name in the national file. Smaller banks often route through a central institution’s BIC. A code can therefore belong to a different bank than the one on this page.
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Sources & method
Every value comes from a public source, such as Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, GLEIF or the OFAC and EU sanctions lists. Most sources are matched on a BIC or an LEI, not on a name.
Swift GPI membership is matched on names and is indicative. A missing sanctions match does not mean that no listing applies. Always screen against the official lists.
The sanctions facts on this page cover the BIC and its LEI only.
An institution is one entry in the directory: a BIC8 in Swift’s directory, or a firm on a tracked register that holds no BIC. Licences held by an institution with a BIC are shown on its page.
Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- Payment schemes and systems—Source: European Payments Council (EPC) Registers of Participants; matched to BICs by Elucidate. Source: SIX Interbank Clearing, Bank Master.
- Wikidata—CC0, matched on the BIC or LEI recorded in Wikidata. It is community-edited, so check key facts.
- National bank codes—Switzerland (Source: SIX Interbank Clearing Bank Master).
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- Overview, leadership, regulators and events—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the institution's own website and reports, regulators, company registers and news. Figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
- Images—logos and photos from Wikimedia Commons (credited with their author and licence) or from the institution's own website, where Wikimedia has none. Elucidate keeps a copy of each; the links lead to the source and the original image. Logo: Banque Cantonale Vaudoise · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · original; Pascal Kiener: bcv.ch (official website) · original; Thomas W. Paulsen: bcv.ch (official website) · original; Bertrand Sager: bcv.ch (official website) · original.
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